Big Skies & Rocky Mountains Tour Summary, Part 2

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I wanted to get this update out before folks sit down at the dinner table with their families. Now, when the discussion gets too heated, you can pull out your phone with flair and yell "Hey, check out this cool video from Conversations With US!" It may not resolve the arguments, but at least it will help you make it to the pumpkin pie.

As many of you know, the end of CWU Tour #9: Big Skies & Rocky Mountains signals the end of my long-distance, multi-state cycling and interviewing. When I rolled into Colorado I reached state number 49. It was a bittersweet moment, knowing that only a few hundred miles in Hawai'i and months of typing lie ahead. I hope to stay active on this website and on Facebook/Instagram, but I will likely retreat somewhat into a writer's cocoon. Don't hesitate to drop me a line to check in!

My final big tour was undoubtedly the most physically challenging I've undertaken. If it wouldn't sound silly, I would say it was the most soaring as well:

Those clips were part of a few dozen that I filmed as components of a documentary I hope to put together covering some of the behind-the-scenes and other aspects of the project that won't necessarily make it into the books. The two geological extremes in the video demonstrate the diverse breadth of landscapes I encountered during my 1,750 miles through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.

Here are some highlights from the second half of the tour, which I finished at the end of September:

Day 22 -Downey, ID

Make that population 627